Best High-Rises 2026/27

Nominees

30 outstanding projects from 12 countries and five continents were nominated for the International High-Rise Award 2026/27.

  • 07 DAM IHP26 27 COX Architecture 130 Little Collins Street Foto Peter Clarke
    Nominees
    130 Little Collins Street
    Melbourne, Australia
    Architecture
    COX Architecture, Melbourne, Australia
  • 12 DAM IHP26 27 Foster + Partners 270 Park Avenue Foto Nigel YoungFoster + Partners
    Nominees
    270 Park Avenue
    New York NY, USA
    Architecture
    Foster + Partners, London, UK
  • 30 DAM IHP26 27 WOHA 443 Queen St Brisbane Foto Cieran Murphy
    Nominees
    443 Queen St
    Brisbane, Australia
    Architecture
    WOHA, Singapore; Architectus, Brisbane, Australia
  • 15 DAM IHPP26 27 KPF 660 Fifth Avenue Foto Raimund Koch
    Nominees
    660 Fifth Avenue
    New York NY, USA
    Architecture
    Kohn Pedersen Fox, New York NY, USA
  • Finalists
    88 Walker
    Sydney, Australia
    Architecture
    Fitzpatrick + Partners, Sydney, Australia
  • Finalists
    AGE 360
    Curitiba, Brazil
    Architecture
    Triptyque, São Paulo, Brazil/Paris, France & Architects Office, São Paulo, Brazil

  • 13 DAM IHP26 27 gmp von Gerkan Marg und Partner Architects CITIC International Building Foto CreatAR Images
    Nominees
    CITIC International Building
    Shenzhen, China
    Architecture
    gmp · von Gerkan, Marg und Partner Architects, Berlin, Germany
  • 08 DAM IHP26 27 cma cyrus moser architekten Europa Allee Tower Foto Adrian Schulz
    Nominees
    Europa-Allee-Tower
    Frankfurt / Main, Germany
    Architecture
    cma cyrus moser architekten, Frankfurt / Main, Germany
  • 28 DAM IHP26 27 UNStudio EZ Parque da Cidade Foto Joana Franca
    Nominees
    EZ Parque da Cidade
    São Paulo, Brazil
    Architecture
    UNS, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 25 DAM IHP26 27 Skidmore Owings Merrill Greenland Hangzhou Century Center Foto Hangzhou Greenland
    Nominees
    Greenland Hangzhou Century Center
    Hangzhou, China
    Architecture
    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago IL, USA
  • 19 DAM IHP26 27NIKKEN SEKKEI Heerim Architects Planners HD Hyundai Global RD Center Foto NIKKEN SEKKEI Yongkwan Kim
    Nominees
    HD Hyundai Global R&D Center
    Sungnam, South Korea
    Architecture
    NIKKEN SEKKEI, Tokyo, Japan; Heerim Architects & Planners, Seoul, South Korea
  • 22 DAM IHP26 27 schneider+schumacher Hetao Innovation Center Foto SZAD
    Nominees
    Hetao Innovation Center
    Shenzhen, China
    Architecture
    schneider + schumacher, Frankfurt / Main, Germany
  • 01 DAM IHP26 27 Adamo Faiden Huergo 475 Tower Foto Javier Agustin Rojas
    Nominees
    Huergo 475 Tower
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Architecture
    Adamo-Faiden, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 04 DAM IHP26 27 Bates Smart Indi Sydney Foto Felix Mooneeram
    Nominees
    Indi Sydney
    Sydney, Australia
    Architecture
    Bates Smart, Sydney, Australia
  • 17 DAM IHP26 27 MVRDV Irwell Hill Residences Foto Finbarr Fallon. Image courtesy of MVRDV Foto Finbarr Fallon. Image courtesy
    Nominees
    Irwell Hill Residences
    Singapore
    Architecture
    MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ADDP architects, Singapore
  • 20 DAM IHP26 27 OMA JOMOO Headquarters Foto Chen Hao courtesy OMA
    Nominees
    JOMOO Headquarters
    Xiamen, China
    Architecture
    OMA Office for Metropolitan Architecture, Hong Kong, China
  • 10 DAM IHP26 27 FK Merdeka 118 Foto Wordsearch
    Nominees
    Merdeka 118
    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    Architecture
    FK Architects, Southbank, Australia
  • 16 DAM IHP26 27 KPF One Madison Avenue Foto Raimund Koch
    Nominees
    One Madison Avenue
    New York NY, USA
    Architecture
    Kohn Pedersen Fox, New York NY, USA
  • Finalists
    One Pearl Bank
    Singapore
    Architecture
    Serie Architects, London, UK & Multiply Architects, Singapore

  • 21 DAM IHP26 27 Renzo Piano Building Workshop One Sydney Harbour Foto Hamish McIntosh
    Nominees
    One Sydney Harbour
    Sydney, Australia
    Architecture
    Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Genoa, Italy; Lend Lease Design, Sydney, Australia; PTW Architects, Sydney, Australia
  • 26 DAM IHP26 27 Skidmore Owings Merrill Sany IROOTECH Headquarters Foto Dave Burk Copyright SOM
    Nominees
    Sany IROOTECH Headquarters
    Guangzhou, China
    Architecture
    Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Chicago Il, USA
  • 02 DAM IHP26 27 Aedas Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Headquarters Foto Markus Oleniuk
    Nominees
    Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Headquarters
    Shenzhen, China
    Architecture
    Aedas, Hong Kong, China
  • Finalists
    Tencent Tower
    Guangzhou, China
    Architecture
    Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, France
  • 06 DAM IHP26 27 Buero Ole Scheeren The Axiom Foto Xiaobin Lv
    Nominees
    The Axiom
    Shanghai, China
    Architecture
    Büro Ole Scheeren, Berlin, Germany
  • 05 DAM IHP26 27 Beyer Blinder Belle Architects Planners The Brook Foto Jeff Goldberg Esto
    Nominees
    The Brook
    Brooklyn NY, USA
    Architecture
    Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, New York NY, USA
  • 24 DAM IHP26 27 SHoP Architects The Brooklyn Tower Foto Max Touhey
    Nominees
    The Brooklyn Tower
    Brooklyn NY, USA
    Architecture
    SHoP Architects, New York NY, USA
  • 09 DAM IHP26 27 DMAA Delugan Meissl Associated Architects Vienna Twentytwo Foto Lukas Schaller
    Nominees
    Vienna Twentytwo
    Vienna, Austria
    Architecture
    DMAA Delugan Meissl Associated Architects, Vienna, Austria
  • 18 DAM IHP26 27 NBBJ vivo Smartphone Headquarters Foto Kris Provoost
    Nominees
    vivo Smartphone Headquarters
    Shenzhen, China
    Architecture
    NBBJ Los Angeles CA, USA
  • 29 DAM IHP26 27 UNStudio Wasl Tower Foto Ahmad Alnaji SARAB
    Nominees
    Wasl Tower
    Dubai, UAE
    Architecture
    UNS, Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Finalists
    ZIN
    Brussels, Belgium
    Architecture
    51N4E, Brussels, Belgium & l'AUC, Paris, France; Jaspers-Eyers Architects, Brussels, Belgium
01 DAM IHP26 27 JaspersEyersArchitects 51N4E  lAUCZIN JaspersEyersArchitects PhilippeVanGeloov
51N4E, Brussels, Belgium; l'AUC, Paris, France;
Jaspers-Eyers Architects, Brussels, Belgium
ZIN, Brussels, Belgium
Photo: Jaspers-Eyers Architects/Philippe Van Gelooven
02 DAM IHP26 27 Jaspers Eyers Architects 51 N4E lAUC ZIN Vlaams Facilitair Bedrijf LucRoymans
51N4E, Brussels, Belgium; l'AUC, Paris, France; Jaspers-Eyers Architects, Brussels, Belgium
ZIN, Brussels, Belgium
Photo: Vlaams Facilitair Bedrijf/Luc Roymans
03 DAM IHP26 27 Jaspers Eyers Architects  51 N4E  lAUC ZIN 51N4E Maxime Delvaux
51N4E, Brussels, Belgium; l'AUC, Paris, France; Jaspers-Eyers Architects, Brussels, Belgium
ZIN, Brussels, Belgium
Photo: 51N4E/Maxime Delvaux
01 DAM IHP26 27 Triptyque + Architects Office AGE 360 Manuel Sa
Architects Office, São Paulo, Brazil;
Triptyque, São Paulo, Brazil/Paris, France
AGE 360, Curitiba, Brazil
Photo: Manuel Sá
02 DAM IHP26 27 Triptyque + Architects Office AGE 360 Manuel Sa
Architects Office, São Paulo, Brazil; Triptyque, São Paulo, Brazil/Paris, France
AGE 360, Curitiba, Brazil
Photo: Manuel Sá
03a DAM IHP26 27 Triptyque + Architects Office AGE 360 Joana Franca
Architects Office, São Paulo, Brazil;
Triptyque, São Paulo, Brazil/Paris, France
AGE 360, Curitiba, Brazil
Photo: Joana França

01 DAM IHP26 27 Ateliers Jean Nouvel Tencent Tower Archiposition
Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, Frankreich
Tencent Tower, Guangzhou, China
Photo: Archiposition
02 DAM IHP26 27 Ateliers Jean Nouvel Tencent Tower Archiposition
Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, Frankreich
Tencent Tower, Guangzhou, China
Photo: Archiposition
03 DAM IHP26 27 Ateliers Jean Nouvel Tencent Tower Archiposition
Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Paris, Frankreich
Tencent Tower, Guangzhou, China
Photo: Archiposition
01 DAM IHP26 27 Fitzpatrick + Partners 88 Walker Tyrone Branigan
Fitzpatrick + Partners, Sydney, Australia
88 Walker, Sydney, Australia
Photo: Tyrone Branigan
02 DAM IHP26 27 Fitzpatrick + Partners 88 Walker Tyrone Branigan
Fitzpatrick + Partners, Sydney, Australia
88 Walker, Sydney, Australia
Photo: Tyrone Branigan
03 DAM IHP26 27 Fitzpatrick + Partners 88 Walker Tyrone Branigan
Fitzpatrick + Partners, Sydney, Australia
88 Walker, Sydney, Australia
Photo: Tyrone Branigan
01 DAM IHP26 27 Serie Architects + Multiply Architects with RSP Architects One Pearl Bank Finbarr
Serie Architects, London, Great Britain; Multiply Architects, Singapore
One Pearl Bank, Singapore
Photo: Serie Architects & Multiply Architects
02 DAM IHP26 27 Serie Architects + Multiply Architects with RSP Architects One Pearl Bank Finbarr
Serie Architects, London, Great Britain; Multiply Architects, Singapore
One Pearl Bank, Singapore
Photo: Finbarr Fallon
03 DAM IHP26 27 Serie Architects + Multiply Architects with RSP Architects One Pearl Bank Finbarr
Serie Architects, London, Great Britain; Multiply Architects, Singapore
One Pearl Bank, Singapore
Photo: Finbarr Fallon
Jury

The international jury is made up of experts from architecture and engineering practice, education and the partners of the IHA, namely DekaBank, the City of Frankfurt, and Deutsches Architekturmuseum.

  • Brian Yang Image by Flemming Leitorp JG hoch

    Brian Yang (Juryvorsitzender)

    Partner BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, Kopenhagen/Dänemark

  • Photo portrait Klaas

    Klaas De Rycke

    Partner, Managing Director, Executive Board BOLLINGER+GROHMANN, Paris/France

  • Portrait EE Bildrechte IBH BBSR

    Elisabeth Endres

    TU Braunschweig, Executive Management Ingenieurbüro Hausladen, Munich/Germany

  • Shirley Surya Foto Courtesy of M+ Hong Kong 2 hoch

    Shirley Surya

    Curator Design und Architecture, M+, Hong Kong

  • Martha Thorne Foto C de Lucas

    Martha Thorne

    Architect, Curator, Author, Madrid/Spain

  • Florian Beck sitzend Foto Laura Thiesbrummel

    Florian Beck

    Associate Partner, Site manager Munich blocher partners, Munich/Germany

  • Ina Hartwig 02

    Dr. Ina Hartwig

    Deputy Mayor in Charge of Culture and Science City of Frankfurt/Main

  • DAM PeterCacholaSchmal 2023 Foto KirstenBucher 9197

    Peter Cachola Schmal

    Director Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), Frankfurt/Main

  • Johannes Hermanns c Deka hoch

    Johannes Hermanns

    Managing Director Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH, Frankfurt/Main

  • DAM AndreaJuerges Foto KirstenBucher 7292

    Andrea Jürges (Deputy jury member)

    Deputy Director Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), Frankfurt/Main